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think of hurricane sandy. speaking of, we'll talk to ray stojic from the weather channel next on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >>only on current tv. dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. the one time it's okay for you to miss my show is if that's the only time you can get to a polling place. make sure that voting is your highest priority on election day. besides, you can always dvr my show. you really cant' dvr the future of the country. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. so vote and vote smart. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: 13 minutes before the top of the hour. we're going to check in with the current tv's david shuster in new york cit
think of hurricane sandy. speaking of, we'll talk to ray stojic from the weather channel next on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >>only on current tv. dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. the one time it's okay for you to miss my show is if that's the only time you can get to a polling place. make sure that...
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there's no urgency with hurricane sandy. we've already waited, force those people to wait six times longer than it took to get help to the people of new orleans. we can let them wait until two weeks. what's the hurry? yeah. ask chris christie about that. why would republicans do this? what's it all about? arthur is in miami florida. good morning. >> caller: good morning and happy new year bill. >> bill: happy new year. thank you. >> caller: i just think that the republicans in particular, the tea party is so inhumane, this is payback for christie seeking praise on obama right after the storm. >> bill: i think there might have been some of that. we'll teach this christie a lesson or something like that, right? >> caller: they can't single them out but they just have no conception as to the suffering of the people over there. they know the wealthier they're okay. they're covered. >> bill: how petty can you get, right? >> caller: you tell me. how petty have they been? >> bill: i think we see it in this case. more so perhaps tha
there's no urgency with hurricane sandy. we've already waited, force those people to wait six times longer than it took to get help to the people of new orleans. we can let them wait until two weeks. what's the hurry? yeah. ask chris christie about that. why would republicans do this? what's it all about? arthur is in miami florida. good morning. >> caller: good morning and happy new year bill. >> bill: happy new year. thank you. >> caller: i just think that the republicans in...
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not barack obama or mitt romney but hurricane sandy. it is probably the biggest storm to hit this country, but still 12 to 24 hours away did authorities act too soon in shutting down schools, businesses, and transit systems? a case of overkill or just being smart? that's our big debate this morning here on the "full court press." we'll get back into that after we check in with lisa ferguson with current tv update. hi, lisa good morning. >> hey, bill good morning, everybody. mitt romney is moving his campaign innland. he canceled an event scheduled in virginia yesterday, and today he campaigns in iowa and wisconsin. if romney did become president we could see a very different type of hurricane response. earlier this season he said he would rather get rid of fema. he would rather second disaster relief back to the states and to privatize it. in reality taking services out of the public sector can actually second the government deeper in to debt. we have sene a little bit of that with the military contracting with the wars in the middle ea
not barack obama or mitt romney but hurricane sandy. it is probably the biggest storm to hit this country, but still 12 to 24 hours away did authorities act too soon in shutting down schools, businesses, and transit systems? a case of overkill or just being smart? that's our big debate this morning here on the "full court press." we'll get back into that after we check in with lisa ferguson with current tv update. hi, lisa good morning. >> hey, bill good morning, everybody. mitt...
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congressman sandy levin from michigan in studio, not hurricane sandy congressman sandy leen in studio. >> big difference. >> bill: top of the next hour here. we're talking energy issues, john kerry bringing global warming maybe to the state department. with coral davenport from "national journal." we'll get back to our conversation and your calls in just a second. with the holidays here, now is a great time for you to visit tryancestry.com and join me in this incredible journey of discovering your family's roots. probably heard me say i was able thanks to ancestry.com and their -- what was it? 10 or 14 billion historical documents online, i've been able to trace my family from delaware city delaware to salem new jersey and all the way across the pond to latvia to riga in latvia. now is the time to get into this. when your family gets together for your holiday fun you'll be able to share your discoveries. start today. share my incredible experience by visiting ancestry.com. see what you can discover with two weeks free. that's what they'll offer two weeks free. start your journey today
congressman sandy levin from michigan in studio, not hurricane sandy congressman sandy leen in studio. >> big difference. >> bill: top of the next hour here. we're talking energy issues, john kerry bringing global warming maybe to the state department. with coral davenport from "national journal." we'll get back to our conversation and your calls in just a second. with the holidays here, now is a great time for you to visit tryancestry.com and join me in this incredible...
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but the survey was conducted before hurricane sandy hit. obama has had a strong response to that storm, so we could see that have a positive effect for him in the polls. obama is still up in ohio but it's a much tighter race in virginia and florida. the president now with 253 votes and romney with 206. more bill press right after the break. ♪ now? kind of guys who do like reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all of the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers, thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle-room in the ten commandments, is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. >> what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. brought to you by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. visit geico.com for a free rate quote. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: i have a new p
but the survey was conducted before hurricane sandy hit. obama has had a strong response to that storm, so we could see that have a positive effect for him in the polls. obama is still up in ohio but it's a much tighter race in virginia and florida. the president now with 253 votes and romney with 206. more bill press right after the break. ♪ now? kind of guys who do like reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all of the time now. >> she gets the comedians...
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but hurricane sandy did a little bit of that, too. of course, you can't do anything about a natural disaster. have you any figures on problems because of early voting being suspended as a result of the hurricane? >> this is a real moving target because, of course, it is coming back online to the state by state and then damage is being assessed. people are starting to figure out when people might be able to get back. the beauty about having early voting is it does make the process more -- elastic. so therefore people can still catch up. if they get back and they take the time to vote. i think in some ways, this hurricane is a great reminder of the power of -- and the importance of people having several days to vote. so that they can actually accommodate some sudden change in their life whether it is on a massive scale like this or it is just their car breaks down. >> bill: yeah, chris again early voting to me makes so much sense because you cannot guarantee for -- i was talking to some of the sheet metalworkers yesterday. over at their
but hurricane sandy did a little bit of that, too. of course, you can't do anything about a natural disaster. have you any figures on problems because of early voting being suspended as a result of the hurricane? >> this is a real moving target because, of course, it is coming back online to the state by state and then damage is being assessed. people are starting to figure out when people might be able to get back. the beauty about having early voting is it does make the process more --...
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starting with hurricane sandy. meteorologist with the weather channel. hey, ray, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> bill: hurricane sandy where is she now and what can we expect. >> it is located about 485 miles south, southeast of charleston south carolina. that's the center of the storm. so we don't paid a tension to just the center of the storm. the diameter of the site overnight has grown 120 miles. overnight. in the last 18, 24 hours, it has grown in diameter too. wig storm, big wind field. the strongest winds right around the center of the storm, and that would mean coastal flooding for many of the big cities in the east and could be a pretty big snow event back in the interior. >> bill: so it is a category 2 now or -- >> category 1. category 1 at 80 miles an hour. we're not forecast to get to cat 2. so that's some good news. >> bill: and when would it -- at this rate when would it hit florida? >> it's not going to be a direct fit on florida right now they are seeing impacts. showers and gusty winds and beach erosion. the worst of it today,
starting with hurricane sandy. meteorologist with the weather channel. hey, ray, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> bill: hurricane sandy where is she now and what can we expect. >> it is located about 485 miles south, southeast of charleston south carolina. that's the center of the storm. so we don't paid a tension to just the center of the storm. the diameter of the site overnight has grown 120 miles. overnight. in the last 18, 24 hours, it has grown in diameter too....
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he did so afterlin sandy and is -- after hurricane sandy. he is saying, i like it as long as the federal government is paying the bill. emily's list, a great organization i have supported for many many years, elected some phenomenal people to the house andnate, most dynamic of which recently probably elizabeth warren from massachusetts. emily's list says, take a look at chris christie. he is not all he is cracked up to be. jess macintosh is a communecations director for emily's list? >> thank you for having me >> bill: you do great work. emily's list, a great organization. >> thanks. >> we love having stephanie in? >> stephanie is our president. we are elected to -- committed to electing free-choice women. this is the focus of the governor. we had 38 governor seats up between 2013 and 2014. >> this year, too? >> yeah. there is virginia. >> they are 8? >> yes. >> clean sweep. >> right now we currently only have one democratic governor maggie hassen in new hampshire which was the first state to elect an all female delegation. we were psyched a
he did so afterlin sandy and is -- after hurricane sandy. he is saying, i like it as long as the federal government is paying the bill. emily's list, a great organization i have supported for many many years, elected some phenomenal people to the house andnate, most dynamic of which recently probably elizabeth warren from massachusetts. emily's list says, take a look at chris christie. he is not all he is cracked up to be. jess macintosh is a communecations director for emily's list? >>...
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sandy is in colonia new jersey. hi sandy. >> caller: hi, bill. i'm amazed at the republican and the right wing spin machine and how they have a very convenient memory. i seem to remember president bush standing on a stage with the snowflake -- >> bill: yes. >> caller: regarding the embryonic stem cell. they really haven't figured out people have memories. there is videotape. and it just points out that hypocrisy and it makes me crazy. >> bill: they think we have short memories and that we're stupid right sandy? >> caller: yes. >> bill: i thought it was interesting that president obama yesterday with all of this republican opposition to assault weapons, he quoted president ronald reagan, right? calling for a ban on assault weapons. when he was in the white house. so they -- they may not forget but they think we're going to forget. i think you're right. we don't right? >> caller: we don't. i think more people need to respond back and point out the hypocrisy. i think you all do it but sometimes the mainstream people are so willing to accept whatever
sandy is in colonia new jersey. hi sandy. >> caller: hi, bill. i'm amazed at the republican and the right wing spin machine and how they have a very convenient memory. i seem to remember president bush standing on a stage with the snowflake -- >> bill: yes. >> caller: regarding the embryonic stem cell. they really haven't figured out people have memories. there is videotape. and it just points out that hypocrisy and it makes me crazy. >> bill: they think we have short...
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and not just after sandy hook but sandy hook seems to be the tipping point after so many of the other mass cars because you saw these 6-year-old kids, angels taken away. let's talk about that. yesterday, expressing a little frustration over president obama not being very specific, yesterday, later in the day, we got some good news on several fronts in this effort to respond to the gun violence in this country in an intelligent and across-the across-the-board way. let me tell you about a couple of things that happened. maybe you don't know. one of the big prior to equity firms, serberus said they were going to drop sell, get rid of the freedom group. the freedom group includes bushmaster, incorporated, whatever it is, the people who make the bushmast ter assault rifle. they got a call from the california teachers association which has a huge huge pension program, and they told them the california teachers pension group told them that they were going to drop their investment in serberus because of the freedom group. they said you don't have to abandoned us. we are going to dump the free
and not just after sandy hook but sandy hook seems to be the tipping point after so many of the other mass cars because you saw these 6-year-old kids, angels taken away. let's talk about that. yesterday, expressing a little frustration over president obama not being very specific, yesterday, later in the day, we got some good news on several fronts in this effort to respond to the gun violence in this country in an intelligent and across-the across-the-board way. let me tell you about a couple...
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of hurricane sandy. contained wasteful spending. coburn objected to what he called billions of dollars for future disaster mitigation activities. and both of them opposed increased funding for fema when it looked like fema was going to run out of money. now they've got both hands out saying gimme gimme gimme! peter? >> we're on twitter at bpshow where nra hater says let inhofe and coburn get on their knees and beg for federal help. kpt says tea party hypocrites in congress are the biggest thorn in america's side. and butch says give them hell, bill but no, we cannot all oklahomans for their stupid, elected officials. >> bill: i agree with that. i just wish -- i'm afraid the people of oklahoma would come to their senses and send some people here who have a little more common sense and decency when it comes for caring for all americans. mary is up in long island. hard hit by hurricane sandy. tom coburn doesn't care. hi mary. >> caller: good morning, bill. my hearts and prayers go out to the poor people in
of hurricane sandy. contained wasteful spending. coburn objected to what he called billions of dollars for future disaster mitigation activities. and both of them opposed increased funding for fema when it looked like fema was going to run out of money. now they've got both hands out saying gimme gimme gimme! peter? >> we're on twitter at bpshow where nra hater says let inhofe and coburn get on their knees and beg for federal help. kpt says tea party hypocrites in congress are the biggest...
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from sandy hook. and she is so traumatized by this whole thing that every day it gets worse for her. she talks about not wanting to ever go to school. she had an idea over the weekend that maybe if she stayed home on mondays then there will only be four days. she doesn't feel safe at school even though there is a wonderful policemen and all kinds of volunteer teachers and the dogs and the therapy people. she doesn't feel safe at home anymore. she wants her mother to come to the bathroom with her. she's sleeping with my daughter. and these people in congress who are so afraid for their next election that won't support intelligent -- and i'm not talking even as a grandmother of this wonderful child who i don't know how long she will have this stress from it. >> bill: ruth, i hate to cut you off. we're up against the clock. >> look, i was in newtown at least three times i've been there since december 14th. and that kind of trauma that grandma is talking about is just -- it is so apparent and we have to g
from sandy hook. and she is so traumatized by this whole thing that every day it gets worse for her. she talks about not wanting to ever go to school. she had an idea over the weekend that maybe if she stayed home on mondays then there will only be four days. she doesn't feel safe at school even though there is a wonderful policemen and all kinds of volunteer teachers and the dogs and the therapy people. she doesn't feel safe at home anymore. she wants her mother to come to the bathroom with...
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on sandy hook. but we have to go out and talk about north korea or talk about immigration reform or something else or kim car dashkardashian or ashley judd. we can't let it happen this time. this is a time to move on these sensible gun safety measures that the president put forward. have we forgotten? has the media forgotten? have the politicians forgotten? 866-55-press. i hope not. echo the president. shame on us if we let it happen if we do not take advantage of this opportunity to finally do something about making it more difficult fort if not impossible for people who don't have any business having these guns to have these weapons of war. 866-55-press. >> this is "the full court press: the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv t that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who's coming on to me now? you know th
on sandy hook. but we have to go out and talk about north korea or talk about immigration reform or something else or kim car dashkardashian or ashley judd. we can't let it happen this time. this is a time to move on these sensible gun safety measures that the president put forward. have we forgotten? has the media forgotten? have the politicians forgotten? 866-55-press. i hope not. echo the president. shame on us if we let it happen if we do not take advantage of this opportunity to finally do...
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ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the years to do things in a much safer way when they manufacture in china and all over the place. >> no. there have been stories about the working conditions in china which is another reason i am glad these jobs are coming here. ruth ruth, you make a good point. i feel good about apple but we also have to change the tax laws so t
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thanks to joe mancion and pat toomey and those families from sandy hook in newtown, connecticut. what's wrong with mark degish and pryor, the only two democrats to vote against debating the issue? well, what the hell are they there for? this is what senators we elect them to do debate the issue and vote up or down. what's so controversial about that? chicken. i can't say the second word. >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course, i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning to like a thousand bees that were just stinging my feet. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal tho
thanks to joe mancion and pat toomey and those families from sandy hook in newtown, connecticut. what's wrong with mark degish and pryor, the only two democrats to vote against debating the issue? well, what the hell are they there for? this is what senators we elect them to do debate the issue and vote up or down. what's so controversial about that? chicken. i can't say the second word. >> chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is "the bill press show" live on...
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for instance, with the violence against women act, republicans put forth a woman to introduce the act sandy adams from florida. she was actually a domestic violence victim. she didn't actually write the bill but they basically boehner chose her and said because you're a woman and you were abused, you're going to sponsor this and it is going to make us look less anti-woman here. we've got all of these republican women that are supporting it so how can it be a war on women. it is a war on democratic ideals. so i think that's the route that they're trying to take here. and i don't think that it is necessarily working. >> bill: it is a pretty smart strategy though, jamal. >> it is a smart shot. >> bill: cynical. >> smart shot if you decide you're trying to appeal to a bunch of people who would prefer to have an america where you know harriet was still in ozzy's kitchen, you know. rock hudson was still in the closet and lucy and ricky were the only interracial couple anybody had to think about. if you think that's the kind of america we ought to go back to which is what the republicans are selli
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museum benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current >> this is the full court press, "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: here we go 25 minutes after the hour now, monday december 10th, a member of the president's president's cabinet, labor secretary hilda solis in studio with us in the next segment. talk about the job numbers for november that came out and the economy overall, job numbers came out on friday. very important decision by the supreme court. i want to bring you up to date on but first, peter, on the social media world? >> peter: tweeting @bpshow. a little nugget in the last interview from michigan on the right to work situation, the koch brothers have gotten involved. they are there.
museum benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current >> this is the full court press, "the bill press...
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and kirk tweeting @us, congress may have passed the fiscal pass but failed to vote for hurricane sandy relief. >> bill: there's no way you can defend that vote. let's say hello to rachel calling from memphis, tennessee. good morning. >> good morning, bill. happy new year. >> bill: happy new year to you. >> caller: the thing is this is like sports, and we just cannot drop the ball. that's the main thing we have to make sure. i'm going to be hit by the payroll tax, but i'm also almost ready to go get my social security, so i have to make sure both sides are covered. so i want to make sure we don't drop the ball until we get all the way to the end of the game. >> bill: good point, rachel. thank you. now let me get back on the political front, where i'm more comfortable than the sports analogy, there's no doubt we're going to be back into ar ar -- armageddon. >> it will be interesting to see what has changed. >> bill: you think president obama will have an advantage going into both of those next two rounds? >> he might. and i really feel like if this fracture in the gop continues and there
and kirk tweeting @us, congress may have passed the fiscal pass but failed to vote for hurricane sandy relief. >> bill: there's no way you can defend that vote. let's say hello to rachel calling from memphis, tennessee. good morning. >> good morning, bill. happy new year. >> bill: happy new year to you. >> caller: the thing is this is like sports, and we just cannot drop the ball. that's the main thing we have to make sure. i'm going to be hit by the payroll tax, but i'm...
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it is a discreet area that's somewhat smaller than say a katrina or a superstorm sandy. it is not encompassing a huge, wide swath of area so the disaster relief can be a little more concentrated. >> bill: is fema -- does fema have all of the funding that it needs? it seems we're getting more and more hurricanes, tornadoes, you know brushfire. forest fires and natural disasters than we've seen before. >> it looks like it may not. we've got the combination of what seems like more disasters and congressional -- over budgets so the sequestration that we've heard so much about -- right now, they've got money in a fund to take care of things like the tornadoes in oklahoma. but it could definitely run out during hurricane season this year. we just don't know how many hurricanes there are going to be. congress can replenish the fund by passing some special legislation but we know how congress is about passing anything. they have a lot of trouble with it. so we could find ourselves in a -- >> bill: we talked about james lee witt. how about craig fugate, the current director. it s
it is a discreet area that's somewhat smaller than say a katrina or a superstorm sandy. it is not encompassing a huge, wide swath of area so the disaster relief can be a little more concentrated. >> bill: is fema -- does fema have all of the funding that it needs? it seems we're getting more and more hurricanes, tornadoes, you know brushfire. forest fires and natural disasters than we've seen before. >> it looks like it may not. we've got the combination of what seems like more...
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after sandy hook, a lot of people said, let's have the conversation about guns. but a big part of that conversation is the mental illness, and i think everyone knows that there are steps that you can do to take assault weapons out of the hands of people, but you don't really know what to do with how that correlates with the mental illness. >> of course. what do you say to those folks out there from the journalistic perspective that say, if we put these mental illness laws out here, we will curb school shootings? >> is. >> there are some things we can do to improve mental health screening and treatment for people at risk of violence. the president's plan included some of those kind of measures. a lot of these shooters who do horrible shootings and i am thinking of adam lanza and lostner, the perpetrator of the tucson sheeting are people who have never had direct contact with the mental health system. they are early in their illness. there is some evidence that shows that when people show the first symptoms of psychologistic illness are at the most risk of violence
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we live in sandy hook connecticut. >> right. >> pretty powerful. some people criticizing the president as exploiting these people. fair criticism? >> not if the person is willing to do it. i am sure she was. just a different way to present the issue. presidents have long used that for different kind of things. this is the first time i know of that someone who is not in government has given the saturday radio address. i think it was pretty powerful. i don't think that's going to get very far that criticism. >> you cannot diminish the roles these newtown parents have played in the success of this legislation so far, at least in the senate to get to a vote on the senate floor, wouldn't have happened if they hadn't come down with the president on air force one and walked corridors. >> no doubt and they pushed for new gun legislation in the state of connecticut, probably toughest gun control measures we have in the country. there is no doubt they are going to be heard after what happened there in december, it would be only natural for them to want legis
we live in sandy hook connecticut. >> right. >> pretty powerful. some people criticizing the president as exploiting these people. fair criticism? >> not if the person is willing to do it. i am sure she was. just a different way to present the issue. presidents have long used that for different kind of things. this is the first time i know of that someone who is not in government has given the saturday radio address. i think it was pretty powerful. i don't think that's going...
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be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> president obama very emotional during that speech, as he was in his address to the nation on friday. privately, he told connecticut governor dan malloy that friday was the most difficult day of his entire presidency. publically, he promised the country that he will use whatever power he has to present another shooting like this. and on nbc's meet the press, california senator dianne feinstein promised he will have a bill to work with. >> a bill to ban assault weapons. it will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation and the possession. >> feinstein said that bill will be introduced
be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them,...
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we are going to take a call from sandy in fayetteville north carolina. sandy, how are you? >> good morning. >> i got to tell you. i am in the military. i have been in active duty for the last 24 years. >> thank you for your service. >> you know, we all have a job. i think it's rather flippant to say, let's just arm the rebels because there is multiple rebel groups. and honestly, they don't have any consolidated leadership. so we really don't know where we need to turn to even provide any support. i mean that's the bottom line. you have to know and if you have done any reading at all, there are some great articles out there that will tell you that al-qaeda is pushing hard to intervene in the syria problem. so we are just going to get ourselves in trenched if we don't approach this carefully and don't exhaust all diplomatic means first. we are going to find ourselves in another war where we really don't know who the enemy is. >> i have known -- i feel as though, sandy, we have used our diplomatic means and put sanctions on them. we've, you know, hillary clinton sort of dealt
we are going to take a call from sandy in fayetteville north carolina. sandy, how are you? >> good morning. >> i got to tell you. i am in the military. i have been in active duty for the last 24 years. >> thank you for your service. >> you know, we all have a job. i think it's rather flippant to say, let's just arm the rebels because there is multiple rebel groups. and honestly, they don't have any consolidated leadership. so we really don't know where we need to turn to...
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gun manufacturers and rather stand with the gun lobby and nra than 20 little angels gunned down at sandy look elementary school or their grieving parents who came down here and begged the senators to take action. they don't give a damn about the american people. don't give a damn about those beautiful little babies or their families or their brave teachers who stood by them. no doubt who's responsible. 90% of democrats voted yes. 90 pest of republicans voted no. meanwhile up in boston, thanks to video from lord & taylor police have hot leads in that investigation. but don't believe what you hear on cnn. no arrest has been made in that case. we'll bring you up to date on both big stories and more on current tv. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, b
gun manufacturers and rather stand with the gun lobby and nra than 20 little angels gunned down at sandy look elementary school or their grieving parents who came down here and begged the senators to take action. they don't give a damn about the american people. don't give a damn about those beautiful little babies or their families or their brave teachers who stood by them. no doubt who's responsible. 90% of democrats voted yes. 90 pest of republicans voted no. meanwhile up in boston, thanks...
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>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26 minutes after the hour reed epsteed political reporter for politico. talking being susan rice now peter, twitter world, live this morning. >> tweeting at bp show @bp show. sharon more says she got acorn, van jones and sheroded. the backlash for women and minorities against the g.o.p. might be worth more than having her in the position if you are looking at it from a political standpoint. my pre-dix is susan rice senator or better. 2016 or beyond. >> huffingtonpost.com, their lead story barack obama avoids fight over susan rice. huffington post. politico. politico. >> that's the lead story. some reid
>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26...
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rand paul's wrong on sandy. of course fema should help victims of hurricane sandy in new jersey. just like it helped the victims of tornadoes in kentucky. and chris christie and peter king are wrong on drones and the nsa. both of these programs are out of control. both of them are massive invasions of privacy. and both of them demand that some limitations be put on our government. but the best part is, enjoy it, folks. republicans are waging war against each other. how sweet it is! melanie sloan and neil king from the "wall street journal" join us here tomorrow. have a good one.
rand paul's wrong on sandy. of course fema should help victims of hurricane sandy in new jersey. just like it helped the victims of tornadoes in kentucky. and chris christie and peter king are wrong on drones and the nsa. both of these programs are out of control. both of them are massive invasions of privacy. and both of them demand that some limitations be put on our government. but the best part is, enjoy it, folks. republicans are waging war against each other. how sweet it is! melanie...
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this is after congress passed the sandy aid package. it is unclear whether the sandy aid relief will be targeted or not. but you're cutting fema. you're cutting their preparedness. you're taking money out of a program that helps the first responders after 9-11 deal with the medical issues they have. that program is being cut. you're going after education. things like disability research, the department of education special education program federal student aid student financial assistance. you go down the list. you find $79 million cut from embassy security and these are all the republicans were complaining about benghazi. so it doesn't make a tremendous amount of sense because look, yeah, there's waste in the government. there's inefficiency in the government. there is a way to do -- to do cuts in a smart way so you cut the programs that don't work. and there's a way as the president said, to make cuts that are just dumb. and these are the cuts that, you know, real people are going to feel some pain. >> peter: it was a real sort of the
this is after congress passed the sandy aid package. it is unclear whether the sandy aid relief will be targeted or not. but you're cutting fema. you're cutting their preparedness. you're taking money out of a program that helps the first responders after 9-11 deal with the medical issues they have. that program is being cut. you're going after education. things like disability research, the department of education special education program federal student aid student financial assistance. you...
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i think the way he handled hurricane sandy, look i have been an opponent of chris christie for a long time a critic of his because of the way he treated teachers and public employees in the state of new jersey trying to blame all of the state's budget problems on them and wrecking their pensions and their healthcare benefits and refusing to pay them a living wage. so, i am not your big chris christie defender here but i thought the way he responded to hurricane sandy was admirable. he did the right thing for the people of new jersey. and showing that, you know, he is a pretty smart guy politically. but yesterday, i believe he really laid an egg, and a political miss calculation that is transparent lip hypocritical political and self-serving. this had to do with the death of frank lauten berg. we talked about his legacy yesterday. on top of that so then as a result of that, chris christie gets to do two things: he gets to name an interim senator until -- and then he gets to call the -- until a special election, which then, he gets to call. okay? so name an interim, call the special ele
i think the way he handled hurricane sandy, look i have been an opponent of chris christie for a long time a critic of his because of the way he treated teachers and public employees in the state of new jersey trying to blame all of the state's budget problems on them and wrecking their pensions and their healthcare benefits and refusing to pay them a living wage. so, i am not your big chris christie defender here but i thought the way he responded to hurricane sandy was admirable. he did the...
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hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for the old goat and you go to shop or donate and there it is. we also have t-shirts, we have these goat totes beautiful hearts but if you want to give a goat it is all on the same site goatsfortheoldgoat.com. >> bill: you started this a year and a half ago. >> i started it for my 60th birthday. i woke up one morning and i said i'm an old goat. >> bill: how many goats have you -- >> we've sold about 3,000 goats so far. >> bill: whoa! >> yeah. so i'm so excited about it. you know, i have to say i'm a little crazy. i kiss each goat before i give it away. i'm a little nuts. >> bill: all right. do i have to k
hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for...
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and jennifer, here is ruth from up in sandy hook, connecticut. hi ruth, good morning. >> caller: good morning. jennifer, thank you so much. i am the grandmother of a third grader from sandy hook and my daughter is a teacher so i put my granddaughter on the bus in the morning and get her off the bus and that particular morning i took her to school for an early book club. and had no idea what had gone on until my grandson was at u-conn, called me and told me about the shooting at sandy hook so there isn't a day that goes by that if somebody's talking about this that i don't start tearing up because my granddaughter has most definitely been affected. she was like very close with this little boy daniel barden from around the corner in every aspect of hers and my daughter's life. and mine as well, have been affected. what frightens me and i'm so thrilled to hear you talk about how you were affected as well as so many people are the strong -- the strong money against doing anything about being really sensible like alec and stand-your-ground laws that j
and jennifer, here is ruth from up in sandy hook, connecticut. hi ruth, good morning. >> caller: good morning. jennifer, thank you so much. i am the grandmother of a third grader from sandy hook and my daughter is a teacher so i put my granddaughter on the bus in the morning and get her off the bus and that particular morning i took her to school for an early book club. and had no idea what had gone on until my grandson was at u-conn, called me and told me about the shooting at sandy hook...
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it turns out that we know not just hurricane sandy. it was a pretty big season. jack bevins is with the hurricane watch service, national hurricane center. thank you. >> we are expecting a fairly active year. it may have been in terms of the named storms a little bit more active than what we were expecting. >> and he gives us the full court. >> we get 19 main storms during the year 10 of which became hurricanes. at the present time, we know that one of these hurricanes is actually a major hurricane, category 3 or higher. >> bill: you know what's funny? i don't remember, the only one i remember is sandy. right? but 19 of them this year. have you seen more that could be related to global warming. >> the scientists tell us that there is going to be an increase because of global warming in the number and in the severity of hurricanes. now, we can't look at one hurricane event and say, this is a result of climate change, but what you can absolutely demonstrate is that climate change and global warming is leading to more hurricanes action more severe storms and as a re
it turns out that we know not just hurricane sandy. it was a pretty big season. jack bevins is with the hurricane watch service, national hurricane center. thank you. >> we are expecting a fairly active year. it may have been in terms of the named storms a little bit more active than what we were expecting. >> and he gives us the full court. >> we get 19 main storms during the year 10 of which became hurricanes. at the present time, we know that one of these hurricanes is...
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we talk about and sandy and now we moved on but to hear the president is going up to survey storm damage, a lot of people in the press were saying i thought that was over. well what you're telling us is it's not. >> eliot: the other lesson is the reason the devastation is so deep and hard to get power back is we haven't invested in infrastructure. we need to build this. you can't build and rely upon a power system that hasn't had the money put back into it to get the cables, the transformers, ready for the national disasters that we know are going to happen. we know this. we just don't act on it. >> bill: right. of course, that does speak to the inaction here in congress. people are hoping that in this -- i don't know why they're hoping but in this lame duck session, we're going to see some cooperation between the white house and republican leadership in congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. you've been talking to a lot of these on your show. what's your read? >> eliot: well, you know, how can you be against cooperation? on the other hand, i think the important message is get it right. whi
we talk about and sandy and now we moved on but to hear the president is going up to survey storm damage, a lot of people in the press were saying i thought that was over. well what you're telling us is it's not. >> eliot: the other lesson is the reason the devastation is so deep and hard to get power back is we haven't invested in infrastructure. we need to build this. you can't build and rely upon a power system that hasn't had the money put back into it to get the cables, the...
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that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. bill yes indeed. president obama in michigan, joining the fight against the right-to-work legislation. good morning everybody. it is tuesday december 11. you're watching the full-court press here on current tv and you're listening to it on your local talk radio station and on sirius x.m. this hour. welcome, welcome, welcome to the program. here we go as we tackle the issues of the day here on this tuesday, december 11. and, of course, give. >> chance to get involved in the conversation. not just to hear what's going on but to talk about what it means to you. you can follow us on twitter at
that's why for my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy, i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. so tune in next friday for my all star comedy special. >> together we can get new yorkers back to yelling at strangers and ignoring our friends. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv,...
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meanwhile, families of the victims at sandy hook elementary school flew down with the president back to washington on air force i yesterday. they're going to be lobbying members of congress this week. while republicans led by mitch mcconnell say they are going to filibuster any gun legislation on the floor of the senate. in other news, louisville wraps it up over michigan and the u.s. treasury department has launched an investigation into beyoncÉ and jay-z's trip to cuba. what a waste of time! lots coming up! all of that and more on current tv. compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or
meanwhile, families of the victims at sandy hook elementary school flew down with the president back to washington on air force i yesterday. they're going to be lobbying members of congress this week. while republicans led by mitch mcconnell say they are going to filibuster any gun legislation on the floor of the senate. in other news, louisville wraps it up over michigan and the u.s. treasury department has launched an investigation into beyoncÉ and jay-z's trip to cuba. what a waste of time!...
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i think really the children at sandy hook school were all killed in less than a minute. in less than a minute. he did not have to reload because he had this magazine capable of killing all of these children and teacher, you know. >> some much them shot as many as 11 times. it's sick, sick, sick. so even -- the president and the vice president, been talking about this at 11:55 today they will release recommendations. yesterday, there was some members of congress saying even some democrats saying, forget about it. we don't have the votes to get all of this stuff done. do do you share that pessimism? >> i don't know which portion of the package we are going to get through. if not all, which things will happen. i am convinced that absolutely we can get some of this done. this pessimism is not reflective of where the american people are at. rand that's what's really important. i think we have seen a congress had a that has been so out of stock, so, as i said before tone-dee to where the american people are. 65% of people who have children of school age worry right now. about
i think really the children at sandy hook school were all killed in less than a minute. in less than a minute. he did not have to reload because he had this magazine capable of killing all of these children and teacher, you know. >> some much them shot as many as 11 times. it's sick, sick, sick. so even -- the president and the vice president, been talking about this at 11:55 today they will release recommendations. yesterday, there was some members of congress saying even some democrats...
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hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing to give $23.8. they've weeded out anything not directly related to the hurricane including $13 billion that would build up future storm defenses. we're expecting a vote on that on friday. more bill press is coming up after the break. we're live in our chat room as always. you can join us there at current.com/billpress. see you there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama puts joe biden in charge of the task force on guns and says you got one month! hey, joe you got one month to come up with some ideas. we're going to take them to congress. good morning everybody. welcome to the "full court press" this thursday morning. december 20. good to see you today. we're coming to you live from our nation's capital. bringing you up to date on all of the stories, the news of the day. happening here in our nation's capital. there is some news yesterday particularly on the gun control front. we'll tell you what's happening here, around the countr
hurricane sandy that is. president obama originally asked for $60.4 billion. the g.o.p. says they're willing to give $23.8. they've weeded out anything not directly related to the hurricane including $13 billion that would build up future storm defenses. we're expecting a vote on that on friday. more bill press is coming up after the break. we're live in our chat room as always. you can join us there at current.com/billpress. see you there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press...
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. >> speaking of politico in play looking new day says $3 billion in sandy aid is at risk. it could cut funds for not only sandy but 90-11 health fund that they got together for the first responders. that will be cut if sec westration goes through. there you go again. real impact on real people and real lives of real people. you have been looking particularly because you cover tax policy for politicreliminary politico pro. how will this impact the irs? >> this will have a big impact on the irs. the irs has seen its bucket slashed and the taxpayer advocate, a bunching of lawmakers including republicans have said the irs needs more funding, not less. so they will see budget costs cut by about 8%. that could mean employee furloughs, basically temporary suspensions to employees and the people that are going to be affected by that besides the employees are going to be every single american that has not paid his or her taxes yet. basically we are going to see longer lines to get through, talk to people on these tax -- at these tax centers when they have tax questions. it's going
. >> speaking of politico in play looking new day says $3 billion in sandy aid is at risk. it could cut funds for not only sandy but 90-11 health fund that they got together for the first responders. that will be cut if sec westration goes through. there you go again. real impact on real people and real lives of real people. you have been looking particularly because you cover tax policy for politicreliminary politico pro. how will this impact the irs? >> this will have a big impact...
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his ratings were 86% late last year after his handling of the recovery after hurricane sandy. more "bill press" is coming up after the break. stay with us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ ♪ [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: john brennan says under my watch waterboarding will never take place. and he says he tried to stop it when he was at the cia. good morning, everyone everybody. here we go on a good friday morning. friday, february 8th. great to see you today. so good to have you with us as we boom out to you live across this great land of ours, all the way from san diego to boston where they are expecting the record storm that may be
his ratings were 86% late last year after his handling of the recovery after hurricane sandy. more "bill press" is coming up after the break. stay with us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make...
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it is an emotional spot mentioning the sandy hook massacre and featuring roxanna green, a mother of one of the victims killed during the tucson shooting two years ago. here's a look. >> my 9-year-old dur was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? >> that's part of the demand a plan campaign paid for by bloomberg's group, mayors against illegal guns. it is set to start airing in tucson just after 10:00 a.m. that's the same time of the shooting that nearly killed former rep gabby giffords. it will air in denver, milwaukee, and roanoke. >>> meanwhile a california democrat is planning a set of rare town hall meetings to discuss gun violence this week. rep mike thompson is the leader of the house democratic task force formed in the wake of the newtown connecticut shooting. he is hosting three gun violence prevention forums in northern california where he will enlist experts from law enforcement mental health, schools and local elected officials. this is a chance for thompson to discuss a wid
it is an emotional spot mentioning the sandy hook massacre and featuring roxanna green, a mother of one of the victims killed during the tucson shooting two years ago. here's a look. >> my 9-year-old dur was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? >> that's part of the demand a plan campaign paid for by bloomberg's group, mayors against illegal guns. it is set to start airing in...
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well, until hurricane sandy, all the polls showed that it was really a much titler race, and let's again look at the reality that the popular vote was still rather close. >> bill: right. >> and it could very well be that it took, again you hate to see a tragedy like sandy crystallizing votes, but the whole emotional content of the electorate shifted because people saw it wasn't just a storm, a bit of distraction for mitt romney, it showed the public what government was about, the slogan should have been after that, who rebuilt that, the public really saw and i think we talked about that on the show, the necessity of a government that builds, that comes in was clear to everybody. good 2% to 3% have the vote right there. >> bill: i remember the headline a big storm requires big government. they really summed it up. eliot, we'll let you go back to bed. get another hour of sleep. thank you for getting up for us this morning. >> it's great to get up today. >> bill: congratulations to you and all the current team, as well. etteout spitzer see him at 8:00 p.m. on current tv. >> announcer: looki
well, until hurricane sandy, all the polls showed that it was really a much titler race, and let's again look at the reality that the popular vote was still rather close. >> bill: right. >> and it could very well be that it took, again you hate to see a tragedy like sandy crystallizing votes, but the whole emotional content of the electorate shifted because people saw it wasn't just a storm, a bit of distraction for mitt romney, it showed the public what government was about, the...
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we are seeing super storm sandy killed 100 of our people did $80,000,000,000 in damage. the senate is the poised on monday to wrap up a $60 billion aid package for the damage that was done by sandy. >> that's going to wipe out every penny of the revenue we get from the fiscal cliff deal that was just made. so this is serious. this is hurting the country. the price tag is coming due. we have to do something. we have to strike a blow against climate change. >> bill: and when the -- when people talk about climate change, i am glad to hear you mentioned a that executive action because that makes me more hopeful we can actually get something done. but the cap and trade legislation, is that vital? and what would that do? >> we originally had hoped to get a comprehensive package that would provide insentatives to go to low carbon options and also research and development funding to help us develop wind solar, other, so we can do more with less. these things make sense no matter whether you believe in climate change or not. they would have helped us move forward, created jobs. a
we are seeing super storm sandy killed 100 of our people did $80,000,000,000 in damage. the senate is the poised on monday to wrap up a $60 billion aid package for the damage that was done by sandy. >> that's going to wipe out every penny of the revenue we get from the fiscal cliff deal that was just made. so this is serious. this is hurting the country. the price tag is coming due. we have to do something. we have to strike a blow against climate change. >> bill: and when the --...
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it was in galley before hurricane sandy happened. it is pretty great. but anyway, i'm thrilled you're reading my flesh and blood here. >> bill: i'm enjoying it. it has gabrielle garcia marquez quality to it which i very much appreciate. frank rich, of course, one of our favorites writer at-large for "new york" magazine. frank, welcome welcome. >> well, thank you. >> bill: yesterday was such a quintessential new york moment with the service for ed koch. there's never been and never will be another mayor like him right? >> i agree. maybe there was once before our time. i often thought that ed koch borrowed some style for from him. for those who don't know, la guardia was a mayor toward the tail end of the depression going into world war ii. he was everywhere ubiquitous, he was an italian-american, not a jewish-american but gregarious and a complete publicity hog. he would follow, you know, fire trucks to a fire and also famously, when there was a newspaper strike in the late '30s, every morning would go on wnyc radio and read all of the funny pages on the
it was in galley before hurricane sandy happened. it is pretty great. but anyway, i'm thrilled you're reading my flesh and blood here. >> bill: i'm enjoying it. it has gabrielle garcia marquez quality to it which i very much appreciate. frank rich, of course, one of our favorites writer at-large for "new york" magazine. frank, welcome welcome. >> well, thank you. >> bill: yesterday was such a quintessential new york moment with the service for ed koch. there's never...
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then later i've got fun stuff about you know, what was happening in hurricane sandy. and how christie planted a question after it seemed like he was too close to obama. and murdoch had tweeted that you know, christie better endorse mitt romney quickly. this is right before the election. and so he -- at a press briefing during hurricane sandy, he has a staff plant a question, do you still support governor romney? and his answer is i can't believe you're asking me this question. and you know, why would you talking about politics at a time like this and of course, i support governor romney. i was one of his earliest supporters. he was able to get his message out and take a shot at the press at the same time even though he planted the question. >> makes it interesting. like the new way of doing it, i guess. >> bill: i guess it is. here's what i don't understand. why is he getting grief for doing what a governor has to do which is get all of the help that he can or she can for the people of the state? right? >> our state was really hurt after that. it was ridiculous. but i
then later i've got fun stuff about you know, what was happening in hurricane sandy. and how christie planted a question after it seemed like he was too close to obama. and murdoch had tweeted that you know, christie better endorse mitt romney quickly. this is right before the election. and so he -- at a press briefing during hurricane sandy, he has a staff plant a question, do you still support governor romney? and his answer is i can't believe you're asking me this question. and you know, why...
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at sandy hook school. on december 14th, 20 minutes after i dropped him off. >> bill: dropped him off at school. he talked about the little -- his kid gave his dad a big hug patted him on the back. 20 minutes later adam lanza 11 shots, right. just unbelievably brutal. he had a picture there of himself with his son. and as he pointed out look, let's just get real, okay. you can support the second amendment and he does. but it has nothing to do with an ar-15. >> when that was written almost 300 years ago we didn't have these weapons we have today and the technology. they had muskets and cannons. >> bill: different time, different time. no reason, no reason to support the easy availability and accessibility to those kind of weapons of war. >> it is so sad the strongest voices that you hear on this issue are the people who have had everything taken away from them. that is brutal to listen to. >> bill: the parents -- the girl in chicago, all of the kids in chicago, these parents from sandy hook then you get thos
at sandy hook school. on december 14th, 20 minutes after i dropped him off. >> bill: dropped him off at school. he talked about the little -- his kid gave his dad a big hug patted him on the back. 20 minutes later adam lanza 11 shots, right. just unbelievably brutal. he had a picture there of himself with his son. and as he pointed out look, let's just get real, okay. you can support the second amendment and he does. but it has nothing to do with an ar-15. >> when that was written...
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but it wasn't as bad as his offer in the midst of hurricane sandy because remember, toupee chump had offered $5 million toú president obama's charity of choice if the president released his college transcripts. in the midst of hurricane sandy toupee chump issued another e-mail saying he was extending the deadline not showing any sort of sympathy or recognition of what a horrible situation the folks were going through in new jersey and new york. toupee chump said his message would be we're extending the deadline. oh, by the way the hurricane's not going to delay filming of our show on nbc. so because of all of that, there was a person who decided to start a petition to start a petition to try to get macy's, which features a signature line of clothing from toupee chump to drop mr. toupee chump so this petition started a couple of weeks ago has now gathered, let's see 600,000 signatures. and 600,000 signatures and it has also prompted a response from the ceo of macy's. before i get to that response, i want to remind you though, if toupee chump's clothes happen to be made in the united
but it wasn't as bad as his offer in the midst of hurricane sandy because remember, toupee chump had offered $5 million toú president obama's charity of choice if the president released his college transcripts. in the midst of hurricane sandy toupee chump issued another e-mail saying he was extending the deadline not showing any sort of sympathy or recognition of what a horrible situation the folks were going through in new jersey and new york. toupee chump said his message would be we're...
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we have the sandy storm. somewhere between $60 and $80 billion. we've taken steps to address climate over the last two decades. perhaps we wouldn't have seen the sandy storm in that huge cost. he's also making steps to build renewables to encourage renewable development which will be an important arena for jobs. the point we've made at the center for american progress is that you know, there is really a global competition to see which country can dominate renewable energy. it is inevitable we'll have to get there. so china has made significant investments in this area. dominating in some parts of the renewable energy. so it is really critical that we take these steps and it makes -- it is a good economic decision for all of us because it will create jobs here. and we're particularly excited one proposal that we were pushing very hard is for the -- you know, push to really develop renewable resources on public lands. you could have wind farms et cetera and on public lands in a way that doesn't affect anyone's use of those lands. over the last sever
we have the sandy storm. somewhere between $60 and $80 billion. we've taken steps to address climate over the last two decades. perhaps we wouldn't have seen the sandy storm in that huge cost. he's also making steps to build renewables to encourage renewable development which will be an important arena for jobs. the point we've made at the center for american progress is that you know, there is really a global competition to see which country can dominate renewable energy. it is inevitable...
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the president is going to do something and really get serious about climate change after hurricane sandy how can we not act? and i would hope these and other issues -- and i want to hear from you 866-55-press -- that the president would go to the wall. i'm not going to hold anything back. i'm going to go balls forward -- he can say that i can't -- and fight the good fight, and i'm not going to cave in the way i did on too many issue notice the first term. i'm going to be a lot stronger and the american people are behind him i know. they want to see a fighter. so what do you hope the president will fight for and have more steel in his backbone in his second term. let's get the public pay action back. add that to obamacare. add the public plan option. we'll set the agenda for president president coming up at 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ñ ñ r turn. >>i kn
the president is going to do something and really get serious about climate change after hurricane sandy how can we not act? and i would hope these and other issues -- and i want to hear from you 866-55-press -- that the president would go to the wall. i'm not going to hold anything back. i'm going to go balls forward -- he can say that i can't -- and fight the good fight, and i'm not going to cave in the way i did on too many issue notice the first term. i'm going to be a lot stronger and the...
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around and realized that chris christie was being nice to him in the wake of the devastating hurricane sandy and as someone who comes from new orleans i understand the devastating nature of hurricanes. we have a busy show for you. we will be talking about all those topic and now with the white house reporter for politico josh gerstein. how is it going? >> good to be with you. how are you? >> better than i deserve most days actually josh. [laughter] >> i like that. >> yeah. well, how are you more importantly? no lack of substance to cover right now in washington >> in the areas i cover there is a lot going on between the scandals that are unfolding. it's been a crazy couple of weeks >> there has been one scandal after the next. my take on it some of these could come back depending on how the republicans handle it if they go overboard because there are dozens that could keep popping you. i want to talk about the department of justice and ap which i think hits close for home for journalists and as a former journalist myself of the scandals, the one that bothers me the most. give me the latest r
around and realized that chris christie was being nice to him in the wake of the devastating hurricane sandy and as someone who comes from new orleans i understand the devastating nature of hurricanes. we have a busy show for you. we will be talking about all those topic and now with the white house reporter for politico josh gerstein. how is it going? >> good to be with you. how are you? >> better than i deserve most days actually josh. [laughter] >> i like that. >>...
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. >> bill: because he did such a good job with hurricane sandy? >> i doubt that's why. >> bill: do you think it was because he was hanging out with president obama? >> that's probably why. i mean this could either be a good thing or bad thing for chris christie. if people really realize that cpac is sort of the wacko way of the republican party. >> bill: actually, we're going to be talking sequester with congressman adam schiff in the next half hour. but evan, you've been reporting about chris christie. a lot of people think he's got what? 74% approval rating. you can't beat him. but emily's list thinks that they can. right? >> they do. i think that -- it has been an uphill climb but they think that there's room to go after him. i think that -- >> bill: on what grounds? >> they're talking about his record -- some of the things actually -- funny we're talking about him not going to cpac. he was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention last year and was known as sort of a really good, conservative that -- conservatives really liked.
. >> bill: because he did such a good job with hurricane sandy? >> i doubt that's why. >> bill: do you think it was because he was hanging out with president obama? >> that's probably why. i mean this could either be a good thing or bad thing for chris christie. if people really realize that cpac is sort of the wacko way of the republican party. >> bill: actually, we're going to be talking sequester with congressman adam schiff in the next half hour. but evan,...
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. >> finally people got busy during super storm sandy busy in the bedroom. new york post reporting that a sandy baby boom is happening in new york. >> jeez. >> a big increase in expected mom -- expect ant moms due this july and august, nine months after super storm sunday. one office predicting a 30% baby delivery increase during its 30 day period beginning july 15th. >> you have no heat, no electricity, no running water. >> no t.v. to watch. >> not a lot else to do. >> peter? >> it's wrapped up. >> bill: i will open it. here we go no party pooper? >> i have such a big head hats don't go well. >> you and bob woodward. >> i thought he was going to the gym. >> thank you. lilly, vice president of the national education association, read across america today what are we doing to celebrate, to get kids reading or help kids to read? >> we are so thrilled at any age. >> dr. seuss's birthday. we work with the seuss foundation, 16 years after we started, we announce we are the world's largest reading event in the history of history. we are going to have 45 million ki
. >> finally people got busy during super storm sandy busy in the bedroom. new york post reporting that a sandy baby boom is happening in new york. >> jeez. >> a big increase in expected mom -- expect ant moms due this july and august, nine months after super storm sunday. one office predicting a 30% baby delivery increase during its 30 day period beginning july 15th. >> you have no heat, no electricity, no running water. >> no t.v. to watch. >> not a lot...